The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PARK GARDEN.

There are lots of new faces at the Park
Garden this week. The whole company APP
pears in the first part in their act, the Trip
Down the River. Miss Belle Cushing opens
the variety part with some songs and ballads
which she renders finely; Rogers and MCGEE
introduce an Irish specially entitled "A
Book Full of Riddles" with songs, dances
and funny sayings; Giles, the lightning chalk
and crayon artist, gives some wonderful pic
lures, making colored landscapes and por-
traits with remarkable rapidity; Venstta
and Adams give plantation sketch, and
George c. Marshall gives fine exhibition of
trick solo dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lucas
appear for another week in their musical
sketches, and Mr., L. j. Hebron, the one
legged song and dance artist, gives exhibit
tions of dancing and high kicking accom-
panied with songs; Homer and Lingard close
| the bill with their act entitled, First
Lesson" introducing burlesque skating.
medleys. &C.. 1t is good bill and crowded
houses should be the rule this week.
NAT GOODWIN.
Wednesday and Thursday Portland The
atre will be crowded by the friends of Nat
Goodwin, Jack Mason and Leila Farrell
The New York Tribune says: "Mr. Good
win has mint of money in his success
Turned Up" The Times says: NAT
Goodwin with Turned Up could run a
News says: 'The large audience fairly
howled with delight" and the Boston Globe
says: THE people laughed till they were
sick" There Is great demand for tickets.
JANAUsCHEK COMING.
Nine. Janauschek the acknowledged lead
ing tragic actress of the day, will be in Port
land Dec. 7th. and mpersonate her great
character of Meg Merrilies in the musical
drama of Guy Mannering. The present tour
of Janauschek is made to fulfill engagements
of last spring which she was compelled to
cancel on account of breaking her arm at
Newport last May. The present tour is
Janauschek's farewell. She has with her
the same excellent company that supported
her when she played Marie Stuart here some
three seasons ago.
THE Y. NJ. c. A. COURSE.
The fourth entertainment in the Y. NJ. C.
A. course will be an illustrated lecture by C.
K. Bolton of Cleveland, Ohio on "Vienna to
Constantinople." The lecture will be given
at City Hall, Monday evening Nov. 28th.
Reserved seats can be obtained at Stock
bridges.
Nat Goodwin had to make a speech in
Philadelphia the other night. Cause, big
house of friends and admirers
The engagement Of Booth and Barrett at
the Boston begins Dec. 18th and continues
two weeks. 'sJulius Cesar will probably
be produced the whole of the first week.
Hamlet" Merchant of Venice" "Othello"
and king Lear" being given the second.
She" the dramatization of Haggard's
novel by w. H. Gillette, is to be produced in
magnificent style at Niblo's Theatre, New
York. Eight elaborate sets of scenery have
been specially painted for it, and the produc-
ton will employ nearly two hundred people.
Two comedy characters, not in the novel;
have been introduced in the play by Gillette.
The piece goes to Boston later in the season.
John l.. Stoddard will give the seventh en-
tertainment in the Stockbridge course next
Friday evening. an illustrated lecture on
Julius Cesar" with unusually fine views
Gilbert's opera company will present
B0ccacci0" and "Beggar Student" at City
Hall the first part of next month